Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-13 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
I have Win8.164bit running on a mini and allocated 2GB RAM to it which seems to work fine. I'm not the primary user as it's for someone else running QuickBooks. How much memory you allocate depends on what you're going to do but 2GB for Win8 seems like a reasonable start. CB On 6/11/14, 3:38

Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-12 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
Of course that only goes so far. I recently got one of the new Mac Minis with a quad core 8-thread CPU but I still only allocated 2 CPUs to VMWare. Just depends on what you're doing under Windows and most stuff just doesn't need more than 2 CPUs. CB On 6/11/14, 4:41 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Usu

Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually the default works fine, but, give Windows half of what you have. So, if you have a quad core processor, set fusion for duel core. If you have a duel core processor, set it for one core. Original message: Hi. I have a Mac Mini, i7 with six gig of memory until I can upgrade to 16 next

Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-11 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I have a Mac Mini, i7 with six gig of memory until I can upgrade to 16 next month. I have the current memory split 50-50, but what about the four processors? How should I divide them between Windows and Mavericks for optimum performance? Thanks. Bill -- You received this message becau